Planting Bulbs

Below is a wonderful list of bulb-like plants to add to the garden for extra interest! Spring Flowering: Daffodils, Narcissus, Leucojum (Snowflake), Scilla (Roman Hyacinth), Anomatheca laxa (Painted Petals) Louisiana Iris, Dutch Iris, Ipheon (Star Flower), Tulipa clusiana & T. chrysantha (species Tulip), and Sprekelia (Aztec Lily) Summer Flowering: Oriental (Fragrant) Asiatic Lilies (Trumpet), Polianthes (Tuberoses), Watsonia (Bugle Lily), Gloriosa lily, Caladium, Haemanthus (Blood Lily), Gladiolas byzantinus (Magenta Byzantine Glad), Hedychium (Butterfly Ginger), Kaempferia (Peacock Ginger), Curcuma (Hidden Ginger) Fall Flowering: Rhodophiala (School […]

March 19, 2025 – Upcoming GBTB Trip – we’ll be heading to Richmond, Texas. Our first destination will be Enchanted Gardens

Greetings, Happy New Year and may all our Gardens be beautiful in 2025! We hope those of you who have made our fall field trips have enjoyed and found some new places to go back to with your friends and family. Our upcoming spring trips will all be equally as good. March 19, 2025, we will […]

Here’s a list of bird-friendly plants that can attract birds to your garden:

Native Plants 1. Coneflower (Echinacea): Attracts goldfinches, sparrows, and finches. 2. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia): Attracts butterflies and birds like goldfinches and sparrows. 3. Bee Balm (Monarda): Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. 4. Milkweed (Asclepias): Essential for monarch butterflies and attracts birds like orioles and grosbeaks. Fruit-bearing Plants 1. Dogwood (Cornus): Attracts birds like blue jays, […]